# Albums In 5.1 Surround... **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [May 17, 2005, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-in-5-1-surround/304167 "2005-05-17T00:35:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![wheelie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/b4bc9f/32.png) [@wheelie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wheelie)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 1:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-in-5-1-surround/304167/21 "2005-05-19T01:19:17Z")
> [@Scoundrel Swanswater](#): > > Most of these albums are conversions from 2.0. > If you want to hear an album that is completely composed for 5.1, try _Aero_ by Jean-Micheal Jarre. > It is sort of a greatest hits-albums, but makes great use of your system. > You can play it in 5.1 DD, 5.1 DTS or just normal 2.0 PCM. > > It is no pop/rock, though. Just ordered it. I’ve been a fan of his for a couple of decades now. [nitpick]It’s a pity it’s compressed though. [/np] And what in Og’s name is “Super Stereo”?[really/np] Oh, and advice/warning to North American Dopers, the DVD is PAL, region 0. Not NTSC! YPMNBC! Your Player May Not Be Compatible. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 2:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-in-5-1-surround/304167/22 "2005-05-19T02:48:02Z")
> [@lieu](#): > > **Sam** , maybe around 5 or 6k for all the speakers. Thanks for the tips, I’ll give Paradigm a listen. That was exactly my range. I did tons of research, and here’s what I bought: Paradigm Studio/60 mains (roughly $1500/pr) Paradigm CC-470 center channel ($585) Paradigm Studio ADP surrounds (roughly $1000/pr) Paradigm Seismic 12 sub - $1500 or so (which I don’t have yet - still using my old 300W D-Box sub). I believe to get an audibly better system than that I would have had to spend about twice as much. To me, this is where the real ‘sweet spot’ in price/performance is. Compare that to the $180 I spent for my bass shakers and amp for them. The bass shakers were almost as much an improvement as adding the new mains were. Great value. ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 6:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-in-5-1-surround/304167/23 "2005-05-19T06:44:55Z")
**The Blue Man Group** has released it’s album [_The Complex_](http://www.blueman.com/music/thecomplex51ss.shtml) in 5.1 DTS surround sound. Their DVD [_The Complex Rock Tour Live_](http://www.blueman.com/music/rocktourlive.shtml) is in 5.1 surround, of course, and it also features three of their music videos with 5.1 DTS tracks. ---
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 2:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-in-5-1-surround/304167/24 "2005-05-19T14:02:41Z")
I picked up _THe Complex Rock Tour Live_ last week, but we have yet to watch it. I’m looking forward to that! ---
**Author:** ![Sharky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Sharky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sharky)\ **Post date:** [May 19, 2005, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-in-5-1-surround/304167/25 "2005-05-19T23:59:26Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > I picked up _THe Complex Rock Tour Live_ last week, but we have yet to watch it. I’m looking forward to that! It was instantly my favorite concert DVD, The Group put on an incredible show. The only drag is that the mix is off for a couple of the songs, particularly the one with Tracy Bonham - the vocal track level jumps back and forth from too soft to too strong, but you can improve it by adjusting the center channel level. They make up for it with an amazing performance of _Baba O’Riley_, and _I Feel Love_ with Annette Strean and Venus Hum. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/albums-in-5-1-surround/304167.md?page=1)